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04-27-2011 | 09:49 AM

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Beaudean09

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From: Haleyville al

Year: 1990

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0

Well thats good to no! And no rust issues that i no of. Rust aint to big of a problem in alabama lol. Yeah il prolly do frame stiffners and a cage jus to b safe! And i saw a dovetailed xj over on pirate and it was a beast!

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04-27-2011 | 06:26 PM

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MallCrawlXJ

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From: Littleton, CO

Year: 1991

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 2001 4.0L

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Originally Posted by PingPong

THe unibody on the xj is stiffer then ppl think. As long as you keep roof intact you can cut as high as you like as long as your rig doesnt have rust issues.

THe cage I have in my rig is so rigid.. I can jack left corner of rig up.. and lift whole rig.

Personally the next xj I build I am going to narrow the rear by pie cutting the roof and angling it all in.

my full bodied 2000 xj with zero rust, creaks and groans all over when flexing....... my last xj with stiffners, cage, stretched 4 inches, and no doors did not ever make a sound. so i would have to disagree with you here pingpong. you cant just go hackin away at the body without reinforcing it.

OP-i would build a 1x1 box tube frame for the sheet metal on the wheel well tubs just for a little support at a minimum.

i would still be caging it if you are doing trails requiring a stretch........

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04-27-2011 | 06:40 PM

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Beaudean09

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From: Haleyville al

Year: 1990

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0

Yeah im plannin on doin a exo but i gotta get a tube bender first. I bought a pipe bender without research and its garbage so i gotta fork out some more money for a JD2 and do it right! Thanks everyone for the advise!

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